# AuroraSpy — Aurora hunting. Made simple

> Aurora hunting. Made simple (iPhone/iPad app by Brynjar Bjornsson.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/auroraspy/id6789916399 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Brynjar Bjornsson](https://appshunter.io/developer/6789916401)
- Category: Utilities, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 49 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-12

## What is AuroraSpy?

AuroraSpy is the calm aurora guide for travelers in Iceland.

Instead of throwing raw Kp numbers and cloud percentages at you,
AuroraSpy combines space-weather activity, local cloud cover and how
dark the sky actually is right now into one clear decision: go out
tonight, wait an hour, or skip and try tomorrow.

The app is built around how a real night unfolds. As dusk turns into
true night and the hours march toward dawn, the screen changes with
you — showing the right card for "is it dark yet?", "is anything
happening?", "is it worth driving somewhere clearer?", and "did I
miss it?". One screen. Eight faces. No dashboards.

For travelers
• A single trustworthy answer when you have one cold night to spend
• Honest about clouds — it will tell you when it's not worth going
• Bilingual: English and Icelandic out of the box
• Off-season friendly: explains why summer isn't aurora season and
  when the dark hours come back

What it uses
• Real-time geomagnetic activity (Kp, Bz, solar wind speed)
• Local cloud cover from public weather services
• Sun altitude + astronomical twilight at your coordinates
• Optional: your location, only when you ask for a viewing call

Privacy first
• No account required
• Sighting reports are anonymous — no device or user ID is stored
• You can erase your waitlist email from inside the app in two taps
• Full policy: https://auroraspy.com/privacy.html

Built in Iceland. Made for the long winter nights.

## Is AuroraSpy safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess AuroraSpy.

## Is AuroraSpy legit?

AuroraSpy has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for AuroraSpy is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-19

Improved location accuracy and reliability:

Guide loading is more reliable when opening the app.
The Map now uses your device location accurately.
Better fallback behavior when location permission is unavailable.
Improved reliability when refreshing live guidance data.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-17

No release notes.

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